Toronto, Oct. 9, 2012 – Leading figure in the Canadian music industry, Bernie Finkelstein, will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from York University on Wednesday, October 10. He will address graduates at the 10:30am Convocation at the Tennis Canada Rexall Centre on York’s Keele Campus (see map). For more than 45 years, Bernie Finkelstein has […]
Health Canada’s fast-tracked drug approvals can put public at risk: York U study
TORONTO, October 9, 2012 – Drugs streamed into Health Canada’s accelerated review process are more likely to be withdrawn from the market or earn a serious safety warning than those that undergo the standard review, according to a recent paper out of York University. The study, published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine on […]
York University to award five honorary degrees at Fall 2012 Convocation - Oct. 10 to 12
TORONTO, October 4, 2012 – York University will award five honorary doctorates during its Fall 2012 Convocation ceremonies, recognizing outstanding leadership in the music industry, sport, governance, low income advocacy and business. The ceremonies will take place from Wednesday, Oct. 10 to Friday, Oct. 12 at the Tennis Canada Rexall Centre on York’s Keele Campus […]
City of Toronto Chief Planner to speak at York University
TORONTO, October 3, 2012 – Jennifer Keesmaat, newly-appointed chief planner for the City of Toronto, will speak at York University on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 about what is next for planning practice, particularly in Canada’s largest city. As head of the City Planning Division, Keesmaat will lead a number of significant projects, including the five-year […]
York researchers receive more than $9.7 million in SSHRC funding
TORONTO, October 2, 2012 – Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at York University have been awarded more than $9.7 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, part of over $200 million in funding and awards recently announced, will support York research that improves the quality of life […]
York University professor awarded Trudeau Fellowship prize
TORONTO, October 2, 2012 – York University professor Janine Marchessault has been awarded the prestigious Trudeau Fellowship prize from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. “York University was proud to learn that professor Janine Marchessault was awarded the Trudeau Fellowship prize,” says Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor. “The Trudeau Fellowship is an incredible honour bestowed upon […]
Three exceptional lawyers to serve as Osgoode’s inaugural McMurtry Fellows
TORONTO, October 2, 2012 – Lorne Sossin, Dean of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, today announced the three inaugural recipients of the Law School’s McMurtry Visiting Clinical Fellowship. Raj Anand, a partner at WeirFoulds LLP in Toronto, Joseph Arvay, Q.C. of Arvay Finlay Barristers in Vancouver, and Fay Faraday, a sole practitioner in Toronto, […]
